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Australia in the War of 1939–1945. Series 3 – Air - Volume Vol2
Volume II – Air War Against Japan, 1943–1945 (1968 reprint)
Author: George Odgers
This volume describes the operations and the problems of the RAAF in the War against Japan from April 1943 until the end of the war – the period in which the Allies possessed air superiority in the Pacific. At the beginning of this phase the RAAF was providing a major part of the air forces of the South–West Pacific Area. Later it began to play a less important role, so much so that discontent developed among aircrew and some of their leaders believed the force was not being assigned worthwhile duties.
The book tells not only of the widespread and varied operations of the Australian squadrons in the SWPA and Australian individuals in Burma but of the difficult problem of allocatimg command responsibilities within a force part of which was assigned to General MacArthur and part controlled by the Minister for Air through his Chief of the Air Staff.
The story of Japanese reactions to Allied air operations has been told with the help of enemy records which put familiar events in a new light.
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Contents, Illustrations, Maps, and Preface (344.23Kb PDF file)Pages i to xiii
Chapter 1 – The Pacific War, April 1943 (1.39Mb PDF file)Pages 1 to 19
Chapter 2 – The Limited Offensive (1.37Mb PDF file)Pages 20 to 37
Chapter 3 – Air Fighting in North–Western Area, April and May 1943 (1.3Mb PDF file)Pages 38 to 54
Chapter 4 – “A Show of Force” from the Northern Territory (1.2Mb PDF file)Pages 55 to 67
Chapter 5 – Air Support During the Lae–Nadzab–Finschhafen Operations (1.53Mb PDF file)Pages 68 to 87
Chapter 6 – Air Assault on Rabaul (1.27Mb PDF file)Pages 88 to 103
Chapter 7 – The North–Western Flank, August–December 1943 (1.38Mb PDF file)Pages 104 to 121
Chapter 8 – The Bismarcks Barrier Broken (1.17Mb PDF file)Pages 122 to 139
Chapter 9 – Anti–Submarine Operations in 1943 (1.46Mb PDF file)Pages 140 to 159
Chapter 10 – Which road to Tokyo? (672.59Kb PDF file)Pages 160 to 169
Chapter 11 – The Admiralties (1002.74Kb PDF file)Pages 170 to 181
Chapter 12 – No 10 Group at Nadzab (1.39Mb PDF file)Pages 182 to 201
Chapter 13 – Air Support at Hollandia and Aitape (1.38Mb PDF file)Pages 202 to 219
Chapter 14 – Over Wakde and Biak (978.16Kb PDF file)Pages 220 to 233
Chapter 15 – To Noemfoor and Morotai (1.63Mb PDF file)Pages 234 to 255
Chapter 16 – Australians in Burma (2.34Mb PDF file)Pages 256 to 287
Chapter 17 – Redeployment (819Kb PDF file)Pages 288 to 299
Chapter 18 – First Tactical Air Force and the Philippines (1.34Mb PDF file)Pages 300 to 316
Chapter 19 – Bougainville and New Britain (1.47Mb PDF file)Pages 317 to 334
Chapter 20 – From Aitape to Wewak (1.15Mb PDF file)Pages 335 to 348
Chapter 21 – Anti–Submarine Patrols, 1944–45 (374.51Kb PDF file)Pages 349 to 354
Chapter 22 – Minelaying by the Catalinas (1.66Mb PDF file)Pages 355 to 373
Chapter 23 – Mindoro and Luzon (1.08Mb PDF file)Pages 374 to 390
Chapter 24 – First TAF and North–Western Area, January–April 1945 (1.49Mb PDF file)Pages 391 to 409
Chapter 25 – Victory in Burma (1.43Mb PDF file)Pages 410 to 431
Chapter 26 – Morotai – April 1945 (1.43Mb PDF file)Pages 432 to 450
Chapter 27 – Tarakan (758.5Kb PDF file)Pages 451 to 461
Chapter 28 – Labuan (1.36Mb PDF file)Pages 462 to 479
Chapter 29 – Balikpapan (749.73Kb PDF file)Pages 480 to 490
Chapter 30 – The War Ends (651.36Kb PDF file)Pages 491 to 499
Appendix – Abbreviations (92.72Kb PDF file)Pages 500 to 502
Index (3.4Mb PDF file)Pages 503 to 533
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